Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1
| Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Studio album by Kardinal Offishall | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–2000 | |||
| Genre | Canadian hip hop | |||
| Length | 66:40 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | YLook (exec.), Anne-Marie Smith (exec.), Figure IV Ent. (co-exec.), Kardinal Offishall (co-exec.), Solitair, Saukrates, Tara Chase, Mr. Attic, Yaadmaneverywhere! | |||
| Kardinal Offishall chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | favorable |
| RapReviews | 7/10 |
| The Source | |
| URB | favorable |
Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall, released May 22, 2001 in the United States. It was released on MCA Records, his first album for a major label. It is a recompilation album, which includes older songs and demos that he used to get signed. The lead single, "BaKardi Slang", became his first single to appear on a Billboard chart. The second single, "Ol' Time Killin'", was a minor hit. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics.
In August 2000, Kardinal signed a deal with MCA Records, after the underground success of his EP, Husslin'. The strategy of the MCA project was to license his older material and release it as an album, to familiarize consumers with him. It wasn't meant to be a big-budget album. The album helped introduce the world to the "T-dot sound", and Kardinal's reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.
The album's first single was "BaKardi Slang", which appeared on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. In the anthemic song, Kardinal breaks down Toronto's slang. The second single, "Ol' Time Killin'", received heavy rotation on music video channels. A video for "Powerfulll" was released in Canada.
The songs "On wid da Show" and "Husslin'" are previous singles, released in 1997 and 2000 respectively. A remix of "Money Jane", originally released in 2000, also appears on the album. In the song "U R Ghetto 2002", he disses American rapper Bishop for copying his idea, which originated from the song "U R Ghetto When".
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